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Limerick Senior Hurling 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Some crowds around Limerick city last night , the amount of kids in Perry square for the teams homecoming was unreal , every pub in the city was wedged with a great athmosphere. The best homecoming night since the one in 2018 at the Gaelic grounds .

OpenStand (National) - 21/07/2026 11:29:28

Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
I'm surprised with the amount of criticism I've seen of Galway from their own supporters..if any Galway person can honestly say they expected to be in all Ireland in 2026 they are lying..Michael donohue will learn more from that defeat than from any victory.
Ye have 5/6 players who in the next couple of years will be the new leaders..there is an all Ireland win going to come,it might be another 2 years but it will arrive.
We have had horrible days in croke park but the last few years have been unbelieveable and have made the days unforgettable for us.can I say aswell great to see the huge numbers welcoming the team back,this will help the players to..another county could take a leaf out of yere book and face supporters on the bad days aswell as the successful ones..

CTGAA10 (National) - 21/07/2026 11:50:47

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To slayer:  "Why would JP McManus being on the Croke Park pitch make you feel uncomfortable? This man gave your county board money to spend as they saw fit. Has anyone else done that?"
Also JP McManus is the Honorary Life President of Limerick GAA, of course he should be on the pitch when we win

LimerickandProud (National) - 21/07/2026 10:47:00

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To WanPintWin:  "Spain had 20 shots and 12 on target on Sunday. They created loads of chances. I couldn't care less about any of that other stuff you're talking about either, but I know a bloody good footballing team when I see one.
You mentioned earlier that they pass for the sake of it. They do anything but. They're always looking to play on the front foot. Pass the ball forward whenever there's a chance and have some really creative and skillful players. They pressure teams high up the pitch to win the ball back.
You're saying if the best player is a central midfielder, a defender or a goalkeeper, the team must be boring? It's not a celebrity contest. Germany in 2014 were a very good watch and their keeper was their best player. Great players are in all positions. Spain have plenty of quality all over the pitch.
There are plenty examples of boring teams who take possession football to the extreme and play a toothle brand of football. Spain definitely aren't one of them.
They put 5 past France in the nations league semi-final last year."
"You're saying if the best player is a central midfielder, a defender or a goalkeeper, the team must be boring?"

I'm saying that when a defensive midfielder is consistently rated the best player in the world, it tells me that systems now trump individuals in the game.

dolfos (National) - 21/07/2026 12:45:38

Limerick Senior Hurling 2026 - 1 Like(s)
what a weekend in dublin what a team and what a performance. when limerick get within touchig distance of liam mccarthy noone beats them. they save the best until last each time. what a team, and the talk is they aint going anywhere which isnt good news for everyone else. people asking how did galway beat cork so easy its very simple cork collapsed .

munsterchamps (National) - 21/07/2026 12:50:28

Limerick Senior Hurling 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Viking66:  "Just out of interest what is a true Cork performance these days? They look as inconsistent as Galway and Wexford would more traditionally look."
After Evey game cork played in Munster including the final they were still alive if they lost. They beat a very poor Offaly team. The one knockout game they played where they was no tomorrow if they lost. they lost big

Newyorkkat (National) - 21/07/2026 14:07:42

Limerick Senior Hurling 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Viking66:  "Just out of interest what is a true Cork performance these days? They look as inconsistent as Galway and Wexford would more traditionally look."
I suppose as a Limerick Supporter who has seen Cork play against us year in year out, i'm mainly speaking to the level they generally hit when they play us but also how they performed in RR and the Munster final, i would see that as their true level. I see where you are coming from but I wouldn't put them in the same bracket as Galway or Wexford, they seem to have a slightly different issue to resolve when not comes to the business end of things be it lack of leaders on the field, lack of ball winners in the half forward line, managements in game calls when plan A doesn't work or simply coming in with the mindset of back to back champions each year without travelling the hard road first. They should be embracing that hurt and carry it with them. Limerick had to relearn this lesson last year after the Dublin game.

Anyway this is the Limerick thread and we are the All Ireland Champions, if someone wanted to open a thread on this it would make for interesting discussion :)

Fitzy01 (National) - 21/07/2026 14:58:55

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Goreylad1985:  "Donegal was one of those pro-Treaty voting counties though..
Majority of TD's in Donegal sided with the Treaty.
The IRA in the county at the time of the Truce/Civil War went overwhelmingly majority pro-Treaty.
Even the Sinn Fein in Donegal was pro-Treaty."
It was, but that doesn't make them right and for the record, my family were (and still are) anti-treaty and viewed those pro-Treaty TDs as traitors provided the British with the electoral vindication they needed to partition the Island and back for over a Century, isolating our fellow Countrymen.

Commodore (National) - 21/07/2026 15:42:40

Louth GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Thanks to everyone concerned with our great performances in 2026. It was an unbelievable year. The slip up in Croke Park v Meath was the toughest one as we had the game won. No complaints about Cork or Mayo results. We lost to better teams on those days. Sorry for injured lads especially Peter and Craig who were so badly missed. Roll on 2027. We can do more.

19616609 (National) - 21/07/2026 17:13:12

Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)
Munster wants a back door while Leinster lives with a trap door!

Leinster counties face relegation. Munster counties don't. Yet we're now being asked to support a proposal that gives Munster counties even more protection through an expanded All-Ireland series.
Before creating second chances for counties that finish fifth in Munster, perhaps the GAA should explain why a Leinster county can lose its place in the championship altogether while a Munster county cannot.
Championship reform should be about fairness for all hurling counties, not solving one province's problems at everyone else's expense.

wexford2012 (National) - 21/07/2026 17:48:31

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Tadhg2020:  "What could he do?"
Well for starters leaving Jason Rabbitte isolated against the Limerick full backline was a disaster. You can't leave a team with the quality of limericks backs licence to roam with no one marking them. Dereck Mcgarth got Waterford to the 17 final with the vaunted sweeper system after that final twas dead in the water. MD can forget about this system next yr limerick had us sliced and diced after twenty minutes. It was only a matter of how much Limerick would win by after that.

2maroonjerseys (National) - 21/07/2026 17:58:39

Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)
I dont think a 7 team leinster would go down well playing two extra games then their munster counterparts

DuhallowRed (National) - 21/07/2026 18:01:40

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To 2maroonjerseys:  "Well for starters leaving Jason Rabbitte isolated against the Limerick full backline was a disaster. You can't leave a team with the quality of limericks backs licence to roam with no one marking them. Dereck Mcgarth got Waterford to the 17 final with the vaunted sweeper system after that final twas dead in the water. MD can forget about this system next yr limerick had us sliced and diced after twenty minutes. It was only a matter of how much Limerick would win by after that."
You got over run in the middle 3rd despite having extra men there. How would you have got on with 2 men less there?

Viking66 (National) - 21/07/2026 21:36:40

Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)
When did the hurling championship stop working? Why does it need a revamp?

It was changed to allow a team to stay in the Leinster championship rather than yoyo up and down. Its happening now with 6 teams - so the call is to include a 7th. It would also happen with 7 teams - do we then go to 8?

Leave the structure alone - the problem with it at the moment is the lobsided nature of the championship with Munster presently being stronger. Hopefully Henry Shefflin will get a tune out of Kilkenny again and if Derek McGrath brings a bit more out of Wexford the championship format will be right again.

The only change I'd make would be not to rush it through - allow a couple more weeks after the league to start the provincials and maybe take another bye week in the provincials themselves.

brianb (National) - 21/07/2026 22:29:04

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
How does the management team look at that play out and make a first sub on 50 minutes? No plan B whatsoever, cian lynch could have been given MOTM at HT. No long puckout option, repeating the same short puckout routine over and over and getting turned over. Why is cyril donnellan the goalie coach again this year? he was an outfield player. The game was over but Tom Mon clips his second point and immediately subbed which will impact his all star chances, that was strange. It isn't fair on galway players or supporters to go out with those tactics, make zero changes and then talk about the 3 or 4 more young lads that are ready to make the step up next year, self preservation!

pucfada (National) - 22/07/2026 00:42:12